{"id":27158,"date":"2025-05-09T12:38:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27158"},"modified":"2025-05-09T12:38:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T12:38:47","slug":"chilling-ancient-prophecy-about-new-pope-could-be-seriously-terrifying-warning-for-mankind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27158","title":{"rendered":"Chilling ancient prophecy about new pope could be seriously terrifying warning for mankind"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As millions of Catholics around the world continue to celebrate the election of a brand new pope, some theologians reportedly fear that a 450-year-old prophecy is secretly looming over the religious festivities.<\/p>\n

Yesterday (7 May), Rome’s College of Cardinals announced a swift\u00a0conclusion to the latest conclave<\/a>\u00a0– which kicked off on Monday, and followed the passing of 88-year-old former leader Pope Francis on Easter Sunday (21 April).<\/p>\n

Though many spectators initially placed their bets on the likes of Pietro Parolin, Peter Erd\u00f6, Luis Antonio Tagle, Matteo Zuppi or Raymond Leo as Francis’ successor, American-born\u00a0Cardinal Robert Prevost was announced as the election victor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 69-year-old Chicago local – who is largely considered a moderate when it comes to modern-day religious beliefs – is the\u00a0first Pope to hail from the United States<\/a>\u00a0and will be\u00a0known as Pope Leo XIV.<\/a><\/p>\n

Prior to the announcement, however, questions were raised by many mystic believers regarding whether or not the identity of Francis’ future successor\u00a0could align with an eerie prediction<\/a>\u00a0made centuries earlier.<\/p>\n

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Pope Francis died last month (Lisa Maree Williams\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

In 1555, French astrologer Michel de Nostredame – known more commonly as Nostradamus – penned a book,\u00a0Les Proph\u00e9ties,\u00a0<\/em>in which he made a number of unnerving prophesies, one of which centred on the future of\u00a0Catholicism.<\/a><\/p>\n

As well as ‘cruel wars’, murderous diseases and natural disasters, the alleged psychic predicted the death of a ‘very old’ Pope – possibly referring to Pope Francis – followed by a general weakening of the Church.<\/p>\n

“Through the death of a very old Pontiff \/ A Roman of good age will be elected \/ Of him it will be said that he weakens his seat \/ But long will he sit and in mordant activity,” Nostradamus wrote.<\/p>\n

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Nostradamus made his alarming prediction in the 15th century (Leemage\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Moving onto the ‘old’ pontiff’s successor, the Frenchman continued: “A young man of dark skin with the help of the great king will deliver the purse to another of red colour.”<\/p>\n

Whilst the meanings of Nostradamus’ hundreds of prophesies are famously tricky to interpret, it’s largely believed that this particularly entry describes a shift when it comes to religious leadership.<\/p>\n

The 16th century astrologer isn’t the only supposed mystic to have issued predictions related to the papacy.<\/p>\n

Also in the 1500s, a warning first issued by the Irish Saint Malachy – a 12th century Archbishop of Armagh – was documented in\u00a0Prophecy of the Popes<\/em>, a book written by the Benedictine monk Arnold Wion.<\/p>\n

The text documents a trip the saint took to Rome 300 years earlier, during which he reportedly received a vision of the future, as well as the names of each Pope until the end of the world.<\/p>\n

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The prophesies seemingly linked the papacy to the end of the world (Getty Stock Images)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Wion recorded that Malachy had predicted Francis’ death to ‘spark the day of judgement’.<\/p>\n

“In the final persecution of the Holy Roman Church there will reign Peter the Roman, who will feed his flock amid many tribulations, after which the seven-hilled city will be destroyed and the dreadful Judge will judge the people,” Malachy reportedly warned. “The End.”<\/p>\n

Whilst neither prophesy bodes well for the new Pope, theologians believe we should take both Nostradamus and Malachy’s warnings with a pretty hefty pinch of salt.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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